Vermont man injured in hang glider accident in North Adams

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Police say a Vermont man suffered head injuries after the hang glider he was riding crashed just over the state line in Massachusetts.

The Brattleboro Reformer reported the crash happened Sunday afternoon on the Mohawk Trail in North Adams, Mass. Police said 47-year-old Peter Cassidy of Brattleboro was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. His condition was not immediately available.

Police Officer Al Zoito said there were no motor vehicles in the area at the time of the crash, but the hang glider did go into power lines. It crashed on the road just below the western summit on the North Adams side of the trail.